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Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

LOT 207

Yellow Gold Spiral VIP Dubey & Schaldenbrand, ?Spiral VIP?, No. 16. Made in the 2000s. Fine, left-handed, 18K yellow gold, selfwinding, water-resistant wristwatch with oval-button split-seconds chronograph, vintage spiral spring, registers, triple date calendar, 24-hour indication, moon phases and an 18K gold Dubey & Schaldenbrand deployant clasp.

CHF 4,800 - 5,800

USD 4,300 - 5,200 / EUR 3,000 - 3,600

Sold: CHF 6,000

C. Three-body, massive, polished, rounded bezel, central movable lugs, gold screwed bars, transparent back, cabochon sapphireset winding crown, sapphire crystal. D. Brushed, silvered, with applied yellow gold faceted dart indexes, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 24-hour indication, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, apertures for the day of the week and the month, outermost blue date graduation. Luminous yellow gold hands, chronograph hand connected via a vintage blued steel spiral-coiled spring mounted on the cannon pinion pipe in the dial center. M. Hand-engraved gilt, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14.3 mm.


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Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Dubey & Schaldenbrand introduced a new collection of "Spiral" chronograph watches in tribute to its founder Mr. Georges Dubey. Thanks to a meticulously preseved stock of original "Isoval" spiral recoil springs, Dubey & Schaldenbrand have succeeded in recreating this chronograph - aptly named `Spiral" - which celebrate the traditional Dubey & Schaldenbrand timepieces.